Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-03 | Page 17 | Big Increase in Pneumonia Laid Coal Shortage

Big I Increase in in Pneumonia Laid to Coal oa Shortage felts e WASHINGTON Jan 2 AP APA APA A A sharp increase in the number of pneumonia cases in Washington Washing Washing- ton is attributed by health of officers officers officers of- of to a shortage of coal Dr William C C. C Fowler city health officer said the disease had been unusually prevalent since autumn but that in the thelast thelast thelast last ten days the number of victims victims victims vic vic- tims had taken a big jump lump up up- wards Suspension of work in inthe inthe inthe the anthracite fields he said had caused many families to economize economize economize mize on coal for heating while others had no coal at all f There were six more deaths from pneumonia last week than thanin in the corresponding week ago